Cameron Balloons Ltd, Bristol, UK

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Cameron Balloons is the world's largest manufacturer of hot-air balloons, special-shaped balloons and hot-air airships. Cameron Balloons excels in all aspects of fabric technology from medical products, to fabric structures and inflatable buildings.

Cameron Balloons' success has been recognised with the prestigious Queen's Award for Export Achievement. The award is for British companies and other organisations that are major exporters of goods and services. It acknowledges consistent growth and outstanding export performance over a period of several years.

They are perhaps best known though, for their special shape balloons and also the balloons they have been making for round-the-world record attempts. They made the Breitling Orbiter balloon that made aviation history by flying right round the world, finishing on 21st March 1999.

If you would like to see the inside of the factory you can take a photographic tour. This tour will take you around every area of the factory, and show you some of the people who work in each section at Cameron Balloons.

Click on the page numbers below to get to more detailed information on the history of the company, its organisational structure, its aims and objectives, its export activities and market share, its product range and some details on special shape balloons and record breaking.